North Pennines
Collier Law
516M
1693FT
About Collier Law
Rising above the heather-clad moors of the North Pennines, this high point is defined by its industrial character and expansive horizons. Topped by a trig pillar and flanked by prominent telecommunication masts, the summit offers an unhindered perspective over Weardale and the distant, rolling silhouettes of the Eastern Fells.
Key Statistics
Rank
172nd Highest in Region
Parent Range
North Pennines
Prominence
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75m
Nearest Town
Stanhope
Geology
Beneath your feet lie layers of hardened mud, silt, and sandstone. These rocks belong to the Pennine Lower Coal Measures, forming the solid foundation of this fell.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NZ016418
Latitude
54.7711°N
Longitude
1.9767°W
Did You Know?
- •The name combines the Old English 'hlāw', meaning a rounded hill or mound, with 'Collier', reflecting the historical prominence of coal mining and charcoal burning in this corner of County Durham.
- •The summit area is dominated by the presence of a large telecommunications relay station, whose masts serve as a useful, if unromantic, navigational handrail for walkers crossing the featureless moorland.
- •Looking south from the trig pillar, the view drops sharply into the deep cut of Weardale, with the rooftops of Stanhope visible below and the higher fells of the Pennine spine rising to the west.
- •The surrounding ground is a mosaic of blanket bog and heather, part of a vast upland estate managed for grouse and dotted with the husks of abandoned lead mines.
- •It is one of the few summits where you can enjoy the wilderness of the fells while being reminded of your phone’s signal strength by several hundred feet of nearby industrial metalwork.